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  • Lightning Spotlight: Steve Yzerman – Super Genius

    Lightning Spotlight: Steve Yzerman – Super Genius

    When Steve Yzerman didn’t get the Detroit GM job back in 2010, as Ken Holland got an extension, there were some in Michigan who weren’t too pleased. Not that it’s gone all that well since for the Wings (god that’s so much fun to write), but they may want to come to terms with how it might have gone worse. Stevie Y might have no clothes.

    A lot of the shine for Yzerman was generated that he picked the gold medal team for Canada in Vancouver in 2010. Combine that with his playing days and there’s not much more that’s going to turn the Canadian media into a yellow puddle. But let’s be honest here, you kind of have to fuck up royally to not get a great Canadian squad (Rob Zamuner and Kris Draper, anyone?).

    In Tampa?

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  • We Like To Watch – May 25th: It’s The Goalies, Stupid

    We Like To Watch – May 25th: It’s The Goalies, Stupid

    Penguins-Lightning Game 6

    Sometimes this hockey thing is silly and simple. Now that this series is going to a seventh game the story out of it will be how evenly it’s been played and how it could have gone either way. And on the surface, that’s true. This series could well be decided tomorrow night on a high-sticking call or another offside review or some goal that goes in off Tyler Johnson’s ass (again). By definition these are all coin-flips.

    But in reality, the Penguins have spent a great majority of this series kicking the ever-loving shit out of the Lightning, but Andrei Vasilevskiy has simply held them in.

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  • We Like To Watch – May 24th – The Sound of Inevitability

    We Like To Watch – May 24th – The Sound of Inevitability

    It took a month longer than it usually does, but the Blues are rapidly approaching the event horizon of the platonic ideal of Bluesness.

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  • We Like To Watch – May 6th – Beds Are Burning Edition

    We Like To Watch – May 6th – Beds Are Burning Edition

    Both of the Western Conference’s games went to overtime last night, and both series were evened at two games a piece as they head back to Dallas and San Jose respectively.

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  • Dancing At The Zombie Zoo: Hawks at Lightning Preview/Early Bird Special

    250px-Ozymandias vs. Metallica Ride The Lightning

    PUCK DROP: 6:30pm Central

    TV/RADIO: CSN, WGN Radio

    CRASH BEFORE MY EYES: Raw Charge

    Lightning Stats

    Lightning War On Ice

    The Hawks return to the scene of the latest crime, where they took Games 1 and 5 of last season’s Final. This would have been circled on the Bolts’ calendar before the season even started. It’s doubly so with this being the two hottest teams in the league, as Tampa has won six in a row to match the back half of the Hawks’ 12-gamer. It had been something of a train wreck of a season for the Lightning until this streak. But the winning hasn’t stopped the drama.

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  • Driving Home – Game 6 – Lightning vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Hostile Takeover

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    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBC, CBC, TVA, WGN-AM 720
    Black Me Out: Raw Charge

    Since opening in 1994, the Stanley Cup has never been in the United Center with a series on the line even in the renaissance era of the Blackhawks. It was 23 years ago when it was last in Chicago, June 1st 1992 when the Penguins complete a sweep of the Hawks at the old barn. The last time the Hawks had the ability to claim the chalice themselves was May 18th, 1971 in Game 7 against the Canadiens. A game that those who remember will never be able to fully forget. The last time the Hawks actually won at home was April 12th 1938, and even then, the Cup wasn’t awarded to them that night after the final horn. No, the last time the Hawks actually hoisted the Holy Grail on home ice was all the way back to April 10th of 1934, 81 years ago. That’s so long ago that the Cup itself doesn’t even look as it does now. But all of these counts can revert back to zero with a win over the Lightning in Game 6 tonight.

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  • No Division – Game 5 – Hawks at Lightning Preview, Pregame Thread, Film Festival

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    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBC, CBC, TVA, WGN-AM 720
    Ache With Me: Raw Charge

    And now the home stretch. With a win on Wednesday night, the Hawks now return to Tampa with the series tied at two games apiece. And in order for them to return back to the west side on Monday with the ultimate goal fully in reach, they will have to do something they have not done yet in this post season, and that’s win Game 5 on the road.

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  • At The End Of A Gun – Game 4 – Lightning vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Site Survey

    greased lightning vs oldschool

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, CBC, TVA, WGN-AM 720
    Piss And Vinegar: Raw Charge

    Tonight on the west side the Stanley Cup Final makes the turn to the back stretch with the Hawks needing a win at home to keep the Lightning from heading back to Tampa with an opportunity to clinch. While not literally a “must win”, it’s as close as it gets for the Hawks, who are looking to even up the series and put themselves in a far more advantageous position moving forward.

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  • Diesel And Dust – Game 3 – Lightning vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Credit Counseling

    greased lightning vs oldschool

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, CBC, TVA
    From Her Lips To God’s Ears: Raw Charge

    With the series shifting north to the United Center for games 3 and 4, both the Hawks and the Lightning believe themselves to be in highly actionable positions within the context of the series after a split in Tampa. But the team in red is the one that will be best served in maximizing their opportunity on home ice.

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  • A Clear Line – Game 2 – Hawks At Lightning Preview, Pregame Thread, Open House

    oldschool at greased lightning

    Game Time: 6:15PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBC, CBC, TVA, WGN-AM 720
    As The Eternal Cowboy: Raw Charge

    With Wednesday night’s late two-goal rally to claim Game 1 in Tampa, the Hawks have already on paper accomplished what they needed to prior to the series turning north. But now is not the time of year to cede absolutely anything to the opponent, as the Lightning found out in emphatic fashion 3 nights ago.

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